Originally Posted by
Pork Chop
LOL yeah I know I know, a couple of years ago I couldn't figure out the whole draw towards the electric thing but once I owned an electric plane of my own I was a convert. I do miss the smell and sound but not the cleanup and such. It caters to my busy schedule and getting older I guess! I have a half dozen planes still that I should sell or convert.
A gas engine of even a glow ignition engine converted to CDI/methanol does a whole lot towards reducing the mess especuially if a little thought is employed on how the muffler exits the cowl.
As far as time goes? I have one electric aircraft and I spend a heck of a lot more time farting around with batteries for a few minutes flight than I would cleaning up the airframe (while I do a post flight inspection) and filling the tank with fuel.
For the cost of batteries that would be needed for an hours time spent flying the large aircraft I prefer, the cost of batteries will buy a lot of fuel.